Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates

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This is a tracking category for unnecessary taxonomy templates. These can now be tagged for speedy deletion using {{db-t5}}.

The category is used as a holding location for taxonomy templates whose deletion will be uncontroversial, because the template is both unused and unnecessary, e.g. because it is incorrectly set up, or relates to a taxon no longer used.

• When a taxonomy template is both unused and unnecessary, replace the entire contents of the template with [[Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates]].
• When there are a few dozen templates here, notify an editor active in the Templates for Discussion process, who will then delete them per this deletion discussion.

For more details, see this talk page thread at Wikipedia talk:Automated taxobox system.